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@leongatha6 His point in that quote was that in Mozart's later years, he composed music that GG didn't like, whereas GG did appreciate some of his earlier works. So he didn't hate ALL of Mozart's music, just some of it. I think most people would say that Mozart, in general, made better music in h...

@SEVENTHSON89 Briefly, he stopped live performances because he thought they were unnecessary, given the advances in recording technology, and that the audience cared more about critiquing/evaluating the pianist than enjoying the music.

@codonauta @Vesivian it's a modified piano with metal hammers, made to sound more like a harpsichord. Search Wikipedia for "tack piano" if you want to learn more about it.

Notice that Gould never observes the first repeat, whereas this performer does.

@jezmuff @mackbox123 @dersiano @tomoka404 this is a modified piano with metal hammers for a more harpsichord-like sound. He played one concert with it. Also played Brandenburg 5 and accompanied Cantata 54 in this concert. Search wikipedia for "tack piano." I think Brandenburg 5 sounds especia...

@whneo97 @qwerty123400001 Both the part at 0:11 and 2:00 are from the fourth movement of eroica. The first one (0:11) is the bass line for the main theme (2:00), except without the harmonies. Beethoven used the theme in four pieces. This was the third, eroica was the fourth. The Creatures of ...

@poituuricu @zarlitoz Gould had this piano modified to create a more harpsichord-like sound. It has metal hammers instead of felt-covered wooden hammers. He called it a "harpsipiano." I think this video is the only time he ever used it, although he also played the continuo for a cantata in thi...

@keroine9 @infinitecomplete It is Liszt's transcription of Beethoven's Symphony No. 6. He also recorded Liszt's transcription of No. 5.

@valerysyrovatkin Yeah, Glenn Gould spent his life performing Bach's works because he had latent hostility... FYI, Gould's two recordings are widely considered the greatest Goldberg interpretations of all time. The only question is which of the two is better.